58 m. ago Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott in court over child sex abuse charges

Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court over allegations of child sex abuse, with the 47-year-old accused of two charges

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5 h. ago Graeme Dott appears in court over child sex abuse allegations

The 47-year-old, who won the world title in 2006, is accused of charges involving two children dating between 1993 and 2010.

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5 h. ago Man with farm in Wales loses appeal over Heathrow drone conviction

Roger Hallam, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, was conficted two years ago

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7 h. ago Calls grow in Japan to scrap time limit on civil suits over childhood sexual abuse

Survivors and lawyers seek legal reform as thousands sign petition against statute of limitations

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12 h. ago Wyoming Supreme Court to hear arguments over abortion bans struck down by a judge

The Wyoming Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday over state abortion bans struck down by a judge

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20 h. ago LA county facing financial turmoil after wildfires and $4bn abuse settlement

County to cut budget by almost $90m as it tackles nearly $2bn in fire-related costs and cuts to federal fundingLos Angeles county is experiencing unprecedented financial challenges amid growing costs from the historic wildfires that ravaged the region earlier this year and a $4bn sex abuse case settlement, the county CEO said this week.The region faces roughly $2bn in expenses related to January’s fires, which killed 30 people and destroyed nearly 17,000 structures. Earlier this month the county announced it had a $4bn agreement to settle thousands of claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities dating back 1959 – the largest such settlement in US history. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Woman ‘sexually abused by Jesse Lingard’s grandad’ accused star of hiding 'dark secret'

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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49 h. ago Jesse Lingard accused of hiding 'dark secret' as grandad faces child sex offences

Kenneth Lingard, the grandfather of ex-Manchester United star Jesse, is on trial for a string of child sex offences relating to one woman who claims she was repeatedly abused for more than 10 years

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3 d. ago Lucy Letby doctor's 'contradictory' email emerges over nurse who killed seven babies

Convicted child killer Lucy Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal, in May for seven murders and seven attempted murders

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3 d. ago New laws complicate Wyoming's abortion situation as bans set to be argued in state Supreme Court

The Wyoming Supreme Court will hear arguments on state abortion bans that a lower court judge has struck down as unconstitutional

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3 d. ago John Swinney urged to make it criminal offence to not report sex abuse of children

Labour MP Joani Reid has written to the First Minster, calling on him to consider making it mandatory for those working with children to report abuse, warning Scotland “is not immune” to grooming gangs.

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3 d. ago MPs demand new candidates face criminal checks before they can be elected

The demands come as Labour MP Dan Norris faces serious sexual abuse allegations and amid claims that another MP committed a sex assault before being elected.

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4 d. ago Convicted child killer Rick Thorburn is found dead in his jail cell after taking his own life

The Aussie child killer was found dead in his Queensland jail cell on Friday following repeated attempts to take his own life.

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4 d. ago Child killer Rick Thorburn, who murdered Tiahleigh Palmer, found dead in Queensland jail cell

Thorburn was jailed for life after admitting to killing the 12-year-old foster child after his son Trent confessed to sexually assaulting herRick Thorburn, the Queensland man who was serving life in jail for the murder of 12-year-old foster child Tiahleigh Palmer, has been found dead in his cell.Queensland Corrective Services confirmed he had died in his Woodford Correctional Centre cell on Saturday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Jailed child sex abuse offender Ghislaine Maxwell asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal against her conviction

Maxwell's lawyers filed a 159-page Petition to the highest court in the country on Thursday asking the Supreme Court Justices to throw out her 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.

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5 d. ago Further convictions of man jailed for soldier murder referred to court of appeal

John McDevitt was convicted of the murder of Private Neil Clark on Easter Monday 1984 in Londonderry.

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6 d. ago Paedo 'manipulated' mum so she'd leave him alone with naked child who called him 'dada'

A twisted pedophile who failed to tell his new partner that he had previously been caught with child abuse images – and was left alone with her child – now faces more time in jail

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6 d. ago Hollywood director accused of preying on young starlets ordered to pay $1.6 BILLION in shocking sex abuse suit

James Toback, the disgraced filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women, was ordered to pay more than a billion dollars after a sexual assault trial in New York.

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6 d. ago Connecticut Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones' appeal of $1B Sandy Hook verdict

The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to hear conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ appeal in a defamation case that resulted in a $1.4 billion verdict against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax

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6 d. ago Catholic school teacher's outrageous excuse for having sex with her student

Emily Nutley, 43, has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery over a physical relationship with a student at the Ohio school in November and December 2023.

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